Laureen Chew
Chew in 1983 shooting Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart
Born1948 (age 75–76)
Chinatown, San Francisco
TitleProfessor Emerita
Academic background
EducationSan Francisco State University,
University of the Pacific
Academic work
DisciplineAsian American studies
Websiteaas.sfsu.edu/laureen-chew

Laureen Chew (born 1948) is an American academic and actress. She is Professor Emerita of Asian American studies at San Francisco State University.[1][2] She acted in two Wayne Wang films in the 1980s, both of which were shot in San Francisco.

Early life and education

Chew was born and raised in Chinatown, San Francisco in 1948.[3][4] She grew up around mostly other Chinese kids.[3][5] Her parents owned a laundry shop.[6] Chew attended a Catholic high school.[3]

Chew was a part of the Third World Liberation Front[7] and helped organized the Third World Liberation Front strikes of 1968 at San Francisco State University.[8] She was arrested and jailed for 20 days for misdemeanor charges of disturbing the peace, illegal assembly and failing to disperse.[6] At the end of the protest, San Francisco State established its College of Ethnic Studies.[5]

Chew graduated from San Francisco State University with a BA in Chinese and a MA in Elementary Education. She received her EdD from the University of the Pacific.[9]

Career

Chew is a former elementary school teacher within the public education system.[10][4]

Chew's first film credit was on Wayne Wang's Chan Is Missing (1982).[11] Her second credit was on Wang's Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart (1985). Much of the film was shot in Chew's home, with her actual mother acting as her character's mother in the film.[11]

Chew was the Elementary Education Department Chair 2001 to 2006. Chew was the Associate Dean of the College of Ethnic Studies from 2006 to 2012.[9]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1982 Chan Is Missing Amy [12]
1985 Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart Geraldine Tam [13]

References

  1. ↑ Bravo, Kent (October 2, 2019). "SF State celebrates 50th anniversary of the College of Ethnic Studies | SF State News". news.sfsu.edu. Retrieved 2022-11-03.
  2. ↑ Springer, Denize (September 22, 2008). "'68 strike at SF State - San Francisco State University". San Francisco State University. Retrieved 2022-11-03.
  3. 1 2 3 "APEX Express - 11.4.21 We are the Leaders All Education is Political". KPFA. Retrieved 2022-11-03.
  4. 1 2 Raukko, Tanya (2021-06-04). "Maintaining Vigor for Sustained Change in Asian American Issues". Intertrend. Retrieved 2022-11-03.
  5. 1 2 "The strike that led to the country's first Ethnic Studies department". KALW. Retrieved 2022-11-03.
  6. 1 2 Schevitz, Tanya (2008-10-26). "S.F. State to mark 40th anniversary of strike". SFGATE. Retrieved 2022-11-03.
  7. ↑ "50 Years Ago Students Shut Down This College To Demand Ethnic Studies Courses". NPR.org. Retrieved 2022-11-03.
  8. ↑ Bates, Karen Grigsby; Meraji, Shereen Marisol (2019-03-21). "The Student Strike That Changed Higher Ed Forever". NPR. Retrieved 2022-11-03.
  9. 1 2 "Laureen Chew | Asian American Studies". aas.sfsu.edu. Retrieved 2022-11-03.
  10. ↑ Valverde, Kieu Linh Caroline; Dariotis, Wei Ming (2019-10-11). Fight the Tower: Asian American Women Scholars' Resistance and Renewal in the Academy. Rutgers University Press. p. 186. ISBN 978-1-9788-0636-8.
  11. 1 2 Gorney, Cynthia (1985-08-21). "The Director's American Odyssey". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2022-11-03.
  12. ↑ Naves, Mario (July 27, 2022). "40 Years After Its Release, 'Chan Is Missing' Feels Even Fresher". The New York Sun. Retrieved 2022-11-03.
  13. ↑ "Dim Sum: a Little Bit of Heart (1985)". Radio Times. Retrieved 2022-11-03.
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